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The lion has (A) long been (B) a symbol of strength (C), power, and it is very cruel (D).

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Come and see us more often. You must________ any time you like.

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Their failure was ______ a lack of care and attention.

He  .;......   for the national team in 65 matches so far.

Father   ..........  his pipe while mother  ............   a magazine.

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We're reading a _____ book this week.

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English tends towards _____.

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Can we move _______ to the next item on the agenda?

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The new highway will be finished ahead_________schedule.

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I live in a small apartment_______ the ground floor.

When was _______ United Nations established?

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We________ each other later that day, but I had to phone and cancel.

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She works quite hard. You can’t accuse her______ being lazy.

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Shopping used to be my favourite activity. It started when I was a teenager and I worked in a clothes shop. At that time I had a staff discount in the shop and I used to spend all my wages buying clothes. When I got a job in an office I carried on spending all my spare money buying clothes – even after I had got married, bought a house and had children!

I used to go shopping every weekend and I probably spent about £500 a month buying clothes. It wasn’t something I only did when I wasn’t very happy, I always went shopping however I felt. Sometimes I’d look for ages to find what I wanted. Other times, I’d just buy the first thing I saw.

Most of the things I didn’t need. One day I bought three pairs of boots, even though I already had another ten pairs at home. I never even took the most expensive pair out of the box!

I realised I had a problem when one day my five-year-old daughter looked into my wardrobe and asked me why I had so many handbags. I counted them. I had seventy-five handbags and they must have cost me thousands of pounds. I couldn’t believe what I’d done!

First of all, I threw away my credit card. Then I gave away all the clothes that I’d never worn. After that I made arrangements every Saturday to visit friends or go on a day trip, so I wouldn’t be able to go shopping. Now I’m happy because I’m not a shopaholic any more.
4.What is the writer’s main aim in writing the text?

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Then all of a_______ , there was an explosion and all the lights went out.

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It’s a___________ that petrol will go up in price, (certain)

Let's ________ a party!

I  .........   your brother at Green Street yesterday afternoon.

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Joey promised he’d phone today, but he’s let me_________

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You can contact us by telephone or e-mail,______ you prefer.

After the race  .....   , the celebration began.